| hepatocellular carcinoma |
Liver cancer, one of the most common malignancies in the world, especially in countries where chronic B-hepatitis is common. Cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis (B- or C-hepatitis), hemochromatosis or alchohol abuse is the main etiologic factor. HCC is a serious disease, where radical surgical treatment is the only curative treatment.
Ãâó: www.gastrolab.net/dicteh.htm
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| hepatotoxicity |
poisonous to the liver.
Ãâó: www.sfaf.org/treatment/beta/b29/b29glos.html
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| hepatocellular carcinoma |
a type of liver cancer that may result from chronic hepatitis.
Ãâó: www.sfaf.org/treatment/beta/b35/b35glos.html
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| hepatotoxin |
A substance or medication which causes inflammation to the liver.
Ãâó: www.gastromd.com/definitionsh.html
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| hepatology |
field of medicine concerned with the functions and disorders of the liver.
Ãâó: ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp
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